Biochar application to soil for climate change mitigation by soil organic carbon sequestration

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 177, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 651-670

  Lorenz, Klaus ^a,b   Lal, Rattan ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES   (Germany)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biochar; Black carbon; Crop productivity; Soil organic carbon sequestration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922752413     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: 15222624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.201400058     Document Type: Review

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